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C. E. HENDRICK.

Feather Renovater.

Patented July "14, 1868.

N. PETERS. Phuxvumugrzpm, Washinmn. n.6.

CHARLES E. HENDRIGK, OF CllIGOPElil,4 MASSACHUSETTS.

Lasers Parent No. 79,975, dated Juzg/14,1868.

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Be it knownthatL CHARLES-E. HENDRICK, of Chicopee, in the county of Hampden, and tate of Massachusetts, have invented a. new and useful vImprovement on a Machine for Renovating Feathers; and I do hereby declare that the following' is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the 'samer reference beinghad to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which#- Figure l1 is alongitudinal section, taken on the line O P, iig. 2.

Figure 2, a vtransverse section, taken on the line Q R, fig. 1.

Figure, a plan view of steam-receiver, showing the valve D, arrangement, &c.

Figure 4, a sectional elevation, showing amodiication ofthe valve D.

Similarletters of reference indicate corresponding parts. I

"This` improvement comprises'a new valve-arrangement for feather-renovating machines, and wires es used for stirring and separating feathers.

A represents stools supporting box B, of Octagon shape, with steain-rcceiver, C, in centre,as seen in fig. 1, having outlets, S, attached .te swinging valves D by shouldered supports u, valves D, swinging and closing outlets S` on opposite sides, set in motion by rod E- united by connections w mortjsed to valves playing in holes on rod E, operated by nut N on outside of'machine, as will be understood by referring to figs. 1 and 3. l Flanged trunnions, Gr G, united with box B by bolts turning on bearings H. v

Steam introduced through inlet-pipe I to receiver C, passing in feather-box B, when outletsS are opened, steaming feathers, when closed, drying them, by sending out heat, and passing olf through outlet-pipe Jl Jr The wires F separatethe feathers coming incanta-ct with them, as the machine lis turned, eitler by crank' L or by the steps m, enabling a person using the foot on steps te accomplish two 'things,"turn, and sew at the' same time. V, door-opening to admit feathers, closed by latch Z, water-pipe, K. l i

' D, iig. 4, swinging spring-valve, a modification of valve D, showing it acting byymeans of spiral springt resting on supports u in hollow in centre of valve, closing up outlets, when open, by springing back. v

The opeiiation is as follows: The turningof nut N on' rodlE sets in motion the swinging valves D,` united by connections w with rod E, and swinging on supports u connected with receiver C, shutting or opening the outlets by acting in concert.

1. Three or more valves D D D D, Vrod E, nut N, in combination with thc receiver C, the whole arranged andoperated substantially in the manner herein shown and described for the purpose set forth.

2. The swinging valve D with the spiral springt, substantially as described, and -for the purpose Sgt, forth.

CHARLES E. HENDRICK.

Witnesses:

S. PALMER, Guns. P. FIELD. 

